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The alpha-neutron reaction, which occurs when alpha particles emitted from plutonium-238 interact with atoms of naturally occurring oxygen, results in a high neutron emission rate from plutonium oxide, and may cause a high neutron exposure to workers. To reduce this exposure, an oxygen exchange process would be used to replace the higher cross-section oxygen isotopes (oxygen-17 and oxygen-18) with oxygen-16, which has a very small cross section for the alpha-neutron reaction.  2, record 1, English, - alpha%2Dneutron%20reaction

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alpha-neutron reaction: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  3, record 1, English, - alpha%2Dneutron%20reaction

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Le plutonium selon sa forme physico-chimique, est aussi un émetteur de neutrons (fissions spontanées, réactions alpha-neutron) [...]  2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9action%20alpha%2Dneutron

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réaction alpha-neutron : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.  3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9action%20alpha%2Dneutron

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